bounced

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bounced

/baʊnst/

Rhymes with -aʊnst

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of bounce

adjective

Of a cheque/check: refused by a bank because of insufficient funds.
Internet Of email: not successfully delivered, resulting in an automated reply.
Opposite: delivered, unbounced

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: zippy, peppy, lively, spirited, healthy, jolting, jouncing, bouncy, moving, fired, vaulted, timber, rose, climbed, denied, jumped

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@misc{bounced_2026,
  title = {bounced},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bounced},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}